San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-26
EDITORIAL BREvITIES

The cotton belt and the bulk OF the
grazing lands in this state have had
soaking rains. The dryest area In Texas
| Ia probably within radius OF 100 miles
from this city.
ST. LOUIS Is undecided whether cable
grip or electric power shall be her com
ing street-car motor, but the day OF the
car horse is declining.
ANNA DICKINSON insists that she pos
sesses dramatic genius as well as ora
torical powers, and wants to return to
the stage, Notwithstanding the loss As
an actress of all that she made as a public
lecturer. Anna does not understand
her limitations.
The Houston Post predicts that Cleve-
land will head one presidential ticket
next year and Allison the other and calls
upon its readers to mark 1t. The
LIGHT predicts that In that event Cleve-
land will have less majority in 1888
than Blaine had In 1894.
MRS. Millionaire Mackay, who has dis
played more good sense than most OF
the graduates from poverty fats" is to
return from Paris and resume her place
In California society. She will be dOmi-
ciled at Mob Hill, San Francisco, In
Nhoiito SAONhVl Q OiN
WANNEMAKER, of Philadelphia, the
great mOnOpOhst and the head Of the ia
nous lockout, has concluded to try the
prOft-shsring plan with his employees
What Is coming next? After this, look
for anything.
HoUSTON still agOniZes for that mill
tary encampment, which should come to
San Antonio as by all means the most
WNFarf In % NlnnA In hn aNaN f.R IA. a
Ing it. Ii il will be worth $50 900 to
Houston, as stated, will it not be worth
equally as much to San Antonio?
The Parker County News man, moral
iZing, wonders how 1t is, and why, that
the people who make a mad rush for the
front seats at the opera, are the ones to
take back seats in church? The News
answers its own question by oapitalizing
Opera" and setting the "church" in
lower case.
MICHIGAN, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois and
Kansas, In spots, are all suffering from
drOuth as greatly as Texas. Texas is so
large that it is almost impossible to
water 1t all at once While its drOuth area
Is larger than that OF any other state, so
also Is its well watered area larger.
The old fogy journals. and Texas has
q few lingering around the decaying
door stills OF past civilization, are grow
ing sick of the term New South" Hon
Ors are easy. The New South is sick of
them.
CURFEw regulations are In partial
force at Nuevo Laredo. All persons on
the street after $3.50 are requested to give
an account OF themselves TO the police.
This order II enforced here would keep
Alamo City police on the qui-vive from
$3.50 to 800.
The Fort Worth Mail remarks that
CALIFORNIA; scheme of providing her
own text books for her public schools
has not proved a tropical success. This is
In effect TO say that California has not
brains enough to compile her own
school books. There are some people
who think the same is true of Texas,
but the LIGHT is not of that number.
TIE Medina county newspaper ex-
claims In the fullness of its heart, the
dryness Of its mouth and the moisture of
its eyes, Rain! Rain! everywhere.
but not drop In Medina county" The
area continually increases over which
the blessed rain falls. Have patience and
the water jug will be broken over your
section Mr.. Medinacounty.
The Austin Statesman says-The re-
publican hired liars appear TO have be-
gun their preliminary work for 1888.
There Is the difference. The democratic
liars around the capital do not have to
be hired; they lie. for nothing and for
pure love OF lying Also, they have not
begun lying for 1888. as they have never
left off lying since 1884.
The 0vertOn Sharpshooter says: aft
there is single voting precin CT in east
ern Texas where prohibition is not far
in the lead, we have not been able to
hear Of it," Let the Shooter find his
way into this region OF Texas and he
will find q whole city in which not q
single precinct is likely to 90 prohibi-
ton.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND says he never
said he would not accept a renOmina-
ton. Half dozen prominent demOc rats
keep affirming that Cleveland cold them
the direct contrary. The public can
make up their verdict upon the testi-
mony. There Is no law governing the
case.
TIE Houston Post takes exceptions to
being classed with the BRENNAN Ban
ner, Waco Examiner and the other Jour
nails that have opened on u. S. Attorney
Kleberg, over that Evans appointment,
and denies the soft impeachment made
by the LIGHT. As the Post makes this
denial in that geDtlemsnly manner, so
peculiar to itself, and the LIGHT has not
a file OF the Post at its elbow, the Hous-
ton journal is given the benefit Of
the doubt. 1t was not against the aD-
pOintment Of Evans that the Post kick
ed, according to its own corrections, but
against a suppOsitiOus condition Of at
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